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with Scott LaFee Body of Knowledge
Stories for the Waiting Room
Painful Muscle Memory Humans are the only animals who produce
A survey of 6,200 Americans found that men tears as a means of expressing emotion, such as
Aricept, a drug commonly prescribed to are less knowledgeable about the human grief or joy. Other animals can be tearful, but
manage cognitive decline in Alzheimer's papilloma virus and cancers caused by it than only to lubricate their eyes.
patients, may be associated with a higher risk of women. About half of men surveyed didn't
hospitalization. A Canadian study looked at know the HPV vaccine protects against various Curtain Calls
more than 220,000 patients prescribed drugs for cancers, while 70% of women knew (with an
managing dementia (about 152,000 took even higher percentage among women under Francois Vatel, majordomo of Prince Louis II
Aricept) and found that while the overall 45). de Bourbon-Conde, was responsible for a
hospitalization rate was low, more people who banquet of 2,000 people hosted in honor of
took Aricept were treated for a type of muscle Phobia of the Week King Louis XIV at the Chateau de Chantilly.
injury — a known side effect — than those who Vatel reportedly became so distraught about the
took other drugs, such as Exelon and Razadyne. Tetraphobia: Fear of the number 4 lateness of the seafood delivery and other
mishaps that he committed suicide. His body
Milky Way Best Medicine was discovered when someone came to tell him
the fish had arrived.
Four leading health organizations, including A man walks into the doctor's office.
the American Academy of Pediatrics and the By Scott Lafee, creators.com
American Heart Association, have weighed in The doctor says, "I've not seen you for a
on what children under the age of 5 should while."
drink. It's the first time there has been a public
consensus recommendation. The approved "Yes," replies the man. "I've been ill."
beverages are breast milk, infant formula, water
and plain milk. Observation

The groups advocated against any beverage "My doctor told me to stop having intimate
that included added sugars, such as flavored dinners for four, unless there are three other
milks and low-calorie or caffeinated drinks. people." — Actor and director Orson Welles
They also noted that plant- and nut-based milks (1915-1985), whose weight ballooned with age,
do not offer any unique nutritional benefit over reportedly exceeding 400 pounds on his 6-foot
regular milk. frame

The groups said that children as young as 9 Ig Nobel Apprised
months can develop preferences for flavors,
which may last a lifetime, which makes it The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements
important to establish healthy taste early in life. that make people laugh and then think — a look
at real science that's hard to take seriously and
Get Me That, Stat! even harder to ignore.

The National Safety Council reports that 51 The 2019 Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to
children in the U.S. have died from heatstroke an Italian team of scientists who investigated
so far this year after being left or trapped in whether eating pizza could protect against
cars. Last year, 53 children died of heatstroke illness and death. Their work, published in a
— a record. Most deaths occur during the peer-reviewed scientific journal, found that
pizza did confer some protective effects — if it
was made in Italy.

Self-exam

Q: Your thumb is as long as what other body
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103119Playing more than one sport helps teen
athletes avoid injuries: Study

Teen girls who play several sports have a lower injury risk than those
who focus on just one, a new study finds.

It included more than 1,100 girls who play basketball, soccer and
volleyball. Most were middle and high school students; some were in
college.

Girls who specialize too early in sports such as basketball, soccer and
volleyball could find that a single-minded focus "may hinder motor
development and lead to compromised hip and knee coordination during
dynamic landing and jumping activities, which can lead to increased
chance of potentially life-altering injuries," said lead author Christopher
DiCesare, a biomechanist in the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.

The study also found that girls who focused on a single sport had a
higher rate of hip and knee injuries and an increased risk of knee pain.

Researchers said playing multiple sports may improve girls'
coordination, and that those who specialize may not fully develop
neuromuscular coordination patterns that can reduce the risk of injury.

Due to uneven growth in bone mineral and muscular and connective
tissue strength before and during puberty, young athletes may be less able
than older ones to handle the physical stresses associated with focusing on
one sport, the study published Oct. 23 in the Journal of Athletic Training
concluded.

"By understanding the influence that sport specialization has on
coordination and the potential for injuries, there is the potential to make
better decisions of when it may be appropriate to safely specialize in a
sport," DiCesare said in a journal news release.

More than 30 million young people participate in individual or team
sports, and an increasing emphasis on the success has pushed many to
specialize.

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stopped smoking, while 68 (29 percent) cut back Center for Tobacco Control at Northwell Health,
Quitting smoking is more on the number of cigarettes smoked by more in Great Neck, N.Y.
difficult for women than than half. The total number of clinic visits, use of
men, study suggests prescription medications such as Chantix "Because of this difference, women may not
(varenicline) to treat smoking addiction, gender be as successful in quitting when using nicotine-
Smoking is a notoriously tough habit to quit, and the ability to afford treatment all influenced replacement products," said Folan, though they
but a new study suggests it is far harder for the chances of success. While using Chantix may succeed if they take Chantix or Wellbutrin
women to stop than it is for men. more than doubled the odds of success, women (bupropion).
were roughly 50 percent less likely to quit
Why? The researchers point to a higher smoking than men. Folan added that "some women have a fear of
prevalence of anxiety and depression in women, weight gain after cessation." That's why it's
which might interfere with even the best Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of important to counsel women that after quitting
intentions to kick the habit. And one expert preventable death worldwide, and accounts for cigarettes, food may taste and smell better, and
noted that prior evidence has shown that some weight gain is expected.
women's brains react differently to nicotine. 480,000 deaths annually in the United States
alone. About 12 percent of all American women "Stocking up on healthy foods, particularly
In the latest study, involving more than 200 aged 18 and older smoke tobacco, according to fruits and vegetables, and keeping hydrated with
patients at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and plenty of water will be helpful in avoiding
prevalence of anxiety or depression was 41 Prevention. Programs to stop smoking have weight gain," she said. Also, women will most
percent in women while it was only 21 percent in shown varying degrees of success. likely have more energy and stamina for exercise
men. when they quit, which can help offset potential
Although some studies haven't seen a weight gain and help with stress relief.
Depression and other mood disorders need to difference between men and women when it
be addressed in women who smoke, especially comes to quitting smoking, other studies have Women also tend to use cigarettes to deal with
those with heart disease and stroke, said senior suggested that the female brain reacts differently stress in their lives, Folan added. So, combining
study author Dr. Beth Abramson, an associate drug treatment with behavioral change can help
professor of medicine at the University of women quit smoking.
Toronto.
"Quit smoking apps, like the HelpMeQuit app
"Smoking cessation is the most significant developed by the New York City Department of
modifiable risk factor to prevent heart disease in Health and Mental Hygiene, are freely available
women, but there is no one-size-fits-all," and can track progress, offer support, provide
Abramson noted. distractions during cravings, and help keep
individuals motivated," Folan said.
In the study, the average age of participants
was 56, and almost one-third were women. However, women smoke and stop smoking
Patients reported smoking an average of 18 for different reasons than men. For instance,
cigarettes daily for 37 years. Two-thirds had "some women stop smoking during pregnancy,"
lipid abnormalities such as dyslipidemia, in Abramson said. So a larger study of women with
which blood levels of lipids (triglycerides and patient-focused treatments and tailored
cholesterol) hit the roof. Nearly two-thirds had therapies, including patient-specific counseling,
high blood pressure, close to half reported heart are needed to address the different biological and
disease, and more than a quarter had depression social factors involved.
or anxiety.
The findings were presented recently at the
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal.
Such research is considered preliminary until
published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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TH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & WELLNESS • HEALTH & W health wellness & fitness TAAs that were not known to be linked with the When you eat may have
disease. bigger health effects
Blood test may spot breast than what
cancer years before The accuracy of the blood test was higher
clinical signals with panels that contained more TAAs, the team There's evidence that the old expression "eat
noted. breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and
There's early promise in the quest for a blood dinner like a pauper" could use some tweaking.
test that might spot breast cancer up to five years For example, a panel of five TAAs correctly With one important revision, this approach could
before clinical signs of the disease appear, detected breast cancer in 29 percent of the help not just for better health, but also for losing
researchers say. samples from the breast cancer patients, and weight.
correctly identified 84 percent of the samples
The test identifies specific immune system from the control group as being cancer-free. A study in the American Journal of Clinical
"autoantibodies," British researchers explained. Nutrition found that when you eat rather than
The immune system produces the antibodies A panel of seven TAAs correctly identified what you eat could have the bigger impact.
when it comes into contact with tumor- cancer in 35 percent of cancer samples and no
associated antigens, or TAAs, which are cancer in 79 percent of control samples. A panel Researchers compared the weight loss results
produced by breast tumor cells. of nine antigens correctly identified cancer in 37 of two groups of dieters, all women between the
percent of cancer samples and no cancer in 79 ages of 18 and 45, who ate the same number of
Still, the test is so far only partially effective, percent of control samples. daily calories. The group that had its main meal
so much more research is needed, the of the day at lunch lost 3 pounds more than the
investigators said. One U.S. breast cancer expert was encouraged group that ate a big dinner -- 12.5 pounds
by the findings, but agreed there's still a long compared to 9.5 pounds over 12 weeks. They
The findings were presented Sunday at the way to go before blood tests replace also had greater improvement in insulin
U.K. National Cancer Research Institute mammograms in breast cancer detection. sensitivity, which can help keep diabetes at bay.
conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
"It will be great if someday we are able to While more study is needed to find out if
"The results of our study showed that breast diagnose breast cancer by a simple test," said Dr. these results can be maintained and if they apply
cancer does induce autoantibodies against panels Lauren Cassell, chief of breast surgery at Lenox to the general population, it's a simple lifestyle
of specific tumor-associated antigens. We were Hill Hospital in New York City. "However, the change that anyone can make. As a bonus, you
able to detect cancer with reasonable accuracy current test, which utilizes nine TAAs, only may not experience the typical mid-afternoon
by identifying these autoantibodies in the identified cancer in 37 percent of known cancer hunger that has you reaching for snacks, or
blood," said researcher Daniyah Alfattani, a samples. What about the other 63 percent where worse, a trip to the nearest vending machine for
Ph.D. student at the University of Nottingham's it didn't identify the cancer?" she said. a candy bar.
Centre of Excellence for Autoimmunity in
Cancer. "This does not appear to achieve the level of If you bring lunch to work, you might find it a
accuracy we would like to achieve or which we challenge at first to pack a more substantial
"We need to develop and further validate this do reach with our current mammogram and meal. It may help to order in, using the dollars
test," she added in a conference news release. sonogram in terms of detection," Cassell said. from your dinner budget. Of course, after having
"However, these results are encouraging and a large lunch, you don't want to turn around and
indicate that it's possible to detect a signal for In the meantime, the British team said they are have a large dinner, too, a habit it will take time
early breast cancer. Once we have improved the now testing blood samples from 800 patients to break. To make the adjustment easier, at
accuracy of the test, then it opens the possibility against a panel of nine TAAs, and expect the dinner, fill your plate with healthy foods you can
of using a simple blood test to improve early accuracy of the test to improve with these larger eat in high volume, like a salad and lots of
detection of the disease." numbers. veggies.

In the study, Alfattani's team analyzed blood Alfattani said that "a blood test for early
samples taken from 90 breast cancer patients at breast cancer detection would be cost-effective,
the time they were diagnosed. They also which would be of particular value in low- and
analyzed blood samples from 90 women without middle-income countries. It would also be an
breast cancer, as a "control" group. easier screening method to implement compared
to current methods, such as mammography."
The researchers used a technology called
protein microarray to rapidly test the blood A similar blood test for lung cancer is
samples for autoantibodies against 40 TAAs currently being tested in a clinical trial in
associated with breast cancer, plus another 27 Scotland, and the CEAC group is also working
on tests for pancreatic, colorectal and liver
cancers.

Dr. Alice Police is regional director of breast
cancer surgery at the Northwell Health Cancer
Institute in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Reading over
the new findings, she agreed that "the holy grail
of breast cancer detection would be a simple
blood test that would tell a patient that they have
breast cancer."

Police said, "We all want an alternative to the
mammogram, the ultrasound and the MRI. The
problem is that these blood tests don't tell a
patient where the cancer is or what kind or what
treatment that they need."

Because these findings were presented at a
medical meeting, they should be considered
preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed
journal.

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from the brain. whose health was tracked for between 5.5 and 35
Deep sleep may allow years. During the study periods, nearly 26,000
brain to rinse out toxins The study "elegantly" illustrates the participants died.
importance of deep sleep, according to Dr.
The deep stages of sleep may give the brain a Phyllis Zee, a sleep medicine specialist not The collective data showed that any amount of
chance to wash itself free of potentially toxic involved in the work. running was associated with a 30 percent lower
substances, a new study suggests. risk of death from heart disease, and a 23 percent
It "helps to explain how and why sleep is lower risk of death from cancer.
Researchers found that during deep sleep, the important for keeping neurons healthy --
"slow-wave" activity of nerve cells appears to facilitating the removal of toxic molecules," said Even as little as 50 minutes of running once a
make room for cerebral spinal fluid to Zee, a professor of neurology at Northwestern week at a pace slower than 6 mph appeared to be
rhythmically move in and out of the brain -- a University Feinberg School of Medicine, in protective, according to the authors of the study
process believed to rinse out metabolic waste Chicago. published online Nov. 4 in the British Journal of
products. Sports Medicine.
"One can think of sleep as a top way to take
Those waste products include beta-amyloid - care of your brain," she said. They said that makes running a good option
- a protein that clumps abnormally in the brains for people who say they are too busy to exercise.
of people with dementia, said researcher Laura Another sleep medicine specialist agreed.
Lewis, an assistant professor of biomedical "There is growing evidence, with this study and The reasons running is associated with a
engineering at Boston University. others, that sleep plays a role in clearing toxins reduced risk of premature death are unclear, and
from the brain," said Dr. Raman Malhotra, an the study doesn't establish cause and effect, said
Lewis stressed that the findings, reported in associate professor of neurology at Washington lead researcher Zeljko Pediscic. He's an
the Nov. 1 issue of Science, do not prove that University in St. Louis. associate professor of public health at Victoria
deep sleep helps ward off dementia or other University in Melbourne, Australia.
diseases. Other research has suggested that sleep loss
can promote the buildup of "unwanted proteins" His team also noted that the number of studies
But the ultimate goal of research like this is to in the brain, said Malhotra, who also serves on analyzed was small and considerable variation in
understand why poor sleep quality is linked to the board of directors of the American Academy their methods may have influenced the results.
higher risks of various chronic conditions, from of Sleep Medicine.
dementia to heart disease to depression, she said. Even so, any amount of running is better than
A recent government study, for instance, none, the authors suggested.
Researchers have known that cerebral spinal found that one night of sleep deprivation
fluid, or CSF, helps clear metabolic byproducts triggered an increase in beta-amyloid in the "Increased rates of participation in running,
from the brain, so that they do not build up there. brains of healthy adults. regardless of its dose, would probably lead to
They've also known that the process appears to substantial improvements in population health
amp up during sleep. But various "hows" and "As we learn more about this role of sleep," and longevity," they concluded in a journal news
"whys" remained. release.
Malhotra said, "it may help explain why
So the investigators recruited 11 healthy
adults for a sleep study using noninvasive individuals who don't get enough sleep, or suffer
techniques: advanced MRI to monitor fluid flow
in the brain, and electroencephalograms to gauge from sleep disorders, are
electrical activity in brain cells.
at higher risk of certain
Sleep is marked by REM and non-REM
cycles. During REM sleep, breathing and heart chronic health
rates are relatively higher, and people often have
vivid dreams. Non-REM sleep includes stages of conditions."
deep -- or slow-wave -- sleep. During those
stages, there's a slow-down in brain cell activity, The latest study
heart rate and blood flow, and research has found involved younger adults
that deep sleep may aid memory consolidation with no health problems.
and allow the brain to recover from the daily Lewis said that it will be
grind. important to find out
whether healthy older
"There are all these fundamental things your adults, or people with
brain is taking care of during deep sleep," Lewis certain health conditions,
said. show any differences in
CSF dynamics during
Her team found that housecleaning may be deep sleep.
one. When study participants were in deep sleep,
each pulse in slow-wave brain activity was A big question for
followed by oscillations in blood flow and future research, she said,
volume, which allowed CSF to flow into fluid- will be whether
filled cavities in the central brain. alterations in those
dynamics precede the
CSF moved in "large, pulsing waves" that development of disease.
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Based on what's known about the work of expectancy
CSF, experts said it's reasonable to conclude that
Even a little running on
a regular basis can extend
your life, Australian
researchers say.

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